The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2083
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
10:08 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1988
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.83° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.22° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.